Spike-puller



W. O. PEAVEY.

SPIKE FULLER.

' APPLICATION FlLED OCT. 24, 1919.

1,364,451. Patented 32111.4,1921.

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SPIKE PULLER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 24, 1919.

Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

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p i W 7 m W 7 H y if .2 a H I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SPIKE-FULLER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

Application filed October 24, 1919. Serial No. 332,902.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WVILLIAM O. P EA VEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ebro, in the county of Clearwater and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spike-Pullers; and I do hereby declare the followlng to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertalns to make and use the same.

This invention relates to spike pullers and the primary object of the lnvention 1s to provide an improved device especially adapted for pulling railroad sp1ke s,and so formed, that a firm grip may be obtalned on the head of the spike and the spike readily pulled, with very little effort.

Another object of the invention 1s to provide an improved railroad spike puller having means formed thereon, for engaging the flange and web of a rail, so that the spike may be readily lifted. l

A further object of the invention 1s to provide an improved spike puller embodying a pivoted support adapted to engagea tie or other object in which the spike is inserted, so as to form means for elevating the puller, after the spike has been raised a certain distance out of the tie.

A still further object of the lnvention 1s to provide an improved railroad spike puller of the above character, which is durable and eflicient in use, one that is simple and easy to manufacture, and one that can be placed upon the market at a reasonablecost.

With these and other objects in v1ew, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement, and formation of parts as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, 1n which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the mproved tool, showing the same 1n operative position and engagement with a railroad rail Fig. 9. is a top plan view of thesame,

Fig. 3 is a vertical longltudinal section through the same,

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectlon taken on the line 44= of Fig. 1,

Fig. 5 is a detail bottom plan view of the head of the device, and,

Fig. 6 is a side elevation showing the pivoted support in operative positlon.

Referring to the drawings 1n deta1l,whereimproved spike puller, which includes the circular head 2 and a handle 3 which extends outwardly from the curved face of the head and which is curved upwardly as at 4 so that the same can be readily grasped and actuated. The lower face of the head is provlded with a cut-out portion 5 which gradually'lncreases in depth toward the upper end thereof to form an abrupt shoulder 6. The head has secured thereto on its opposite sides circular plates 7 which are held in place by sultable spaced bolts 8. The plates, as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, extend downwardly on each side of the cutout portion and are provided with inwardly extending flanges 8' for engaging under the head .of the spike. The plates 7 and the head are provided with an eccentric opening 10 which receives the pivot bolt 11 on which is secured the tie engaging support 12, which will be hereinafter more fully described. The head 2 is provided with an outwardly extendlng tangentially disposed lip 13 which is adapted to engage the flange or ball of the rail, to form means, whereby the spike may be readily elevated, after the head of the same has been inserted between the plates 7.

In operation of the improved device, the flanges 8 are first engaged with the underside of the head of a spike and the handle is then grasped and moved upwardly, and forwardly. Upon this movement of the handle, the spike will be elevated owing to the head coming into engagement with the tie. When the spike has been elevated a certain distance, the lip 13 will be placed into engagement with the flange of the rail and the handle moved upwardly which will further elevate the spike. If the spike is of extra length the lip 13 may be placed into engagement with the ball of the rail to further pull the same outward of the tie. When extra long spikes are to be pulled the pivot ed support 12 is brought into play and the same includes the triangular shaped side wings 20 the bases of which form means for engaging the tie or ground. The wings 20 are clutched together adjacent the outer ends thereof and connected at one edge by a wall 21, which is adapted to engage the upper surface of the handle to limit the downward movement of the side wings, and hold the same in inoperative position.

From the foregoing description, it can be seen that an improved spike puller is provided, so constructed as to readily and quickly pull a spike from the tie.

In practice, I have found that the form of my invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings and referred to in the above description, as the preferred embodiment, is the most efficient and practical; yet

realizing the conditions concurrent with the adoption of my device will necessarily vary, I desire to emphasize that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, when required without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention as set forth. I

\Vhat I claim as new is 1. A spike puller comprising a circular head, a handle secured to and extending outwardly from the curved face of the head, said curved face having a spike head receiving groove formed in its lower side, and spike head engaging flanges located within said roove.

2. K spike puller comprising a circular head, a handle secured to the head and extending outwardly from the curved face thereof, the head having a spike head receiving groove formed therein gradually decreasing in depth toward the handle, and an outwardly extending lip formed on the head opposite to the handle arranged to engage the ball or flange of a rail.

3. A spike puller comprising a circular head having a cut-out portion formed in the lower surface thereof gradually increasing in depth toward one end, an outwardly extending handle formed on the head above and in rear of the cut-out portion, circular plates bolted to the opposite sides of the head and extending-below each side of the cut-out portion, said plates having inwardly extending ribs gradually increasing in width toward the increased end of the cut-out portion for receiving the spike head, as and for the purpose specified.

4. A spike puller comprising a circular head, an. outwardly extending handle carried by the head, said head having a cut-out portion formed therein gradually increasing in depth toward one end thereof, plates secured on opposite sides of the head and extending below the cut-out portion, inwardly extending ribs formed on the lower edges of the plates adjacent the cut-out portion of the head, an outwardly extending lip formed on the head above said cut-out portion, and a pivoted support carried by the head and arranged to engage the tie including side wings and a connecting portion adjacent to the outer end thereof, as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM O. PEAVEY Witnesses:

OSCAR T. SrENvIoK, NnLs NELSON, Jr. 

